Mobile Phones and Agriculture in India

Authors :
Murray Ward
Organisation:
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Green Growth Best Practice (GGBP)
Many factors may contribute to differences in national agricultural productivity levels, including small farm size, lack of access to credit to invest in more productive technologies, lack of insurance to manage weather risk, and lack of information on increasing crop productivity. An alternative to traditional agricultural extension services is to deliver agricultural information to farmers via low-cost information and communications technologies. Mobile phones are being used to deliver not only information but also a range of financial services such as payments, credits, insurance, and savings.
There are considerable opportunities for improved agricultural productivity. However, multiple levels of collaboration among the public and private sectors are needed to realise this potential.
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